<p>Hey guys, I'm having trouble deciding between two good schools. D:</p>
<p>I got accepted to NYU Stern for Business with Concentration in Marketing and UC Berkeley for Undeclared/Pre-Business Administration (obviously aiming for Haas).</p>
<p>What do you think?</p>
<p>Well it depends on a lot of factors. Both business schools are pretty good, but I think it breaks down to your finances, career path, and environment. </p>
<p>Money: Which one is cheaper for you? Are you going to go into a lot of debt? Or do you not have to worry about finances? If you don’t have to worry about money at all, then I would say NYU</p>
<p>Career Path: You said you got into NYU Stern for a concentration in marketing. I don’t know much about Stern, but it seems like there’s a marketing degree, strong marketing department. Berkeley only gives you a BS in Business Administration, and there’s not that many marketing classes. However, there are students that end up getting marketing-related jobs. Berkeley also does not let you into Haas right away, so you would have to apply and there is a chance you will be rejected (50%) since it is pretty competitive. My friend is a Econ major, but she ended up getting a marketing-related job in tech. So, it all shows you can have a marketing job/career coming out from both schools, it’s really what you do during your years from internships to classes to extracurriculars. </p>
<p>Environment: UC Berkeley is in NorCal area, which is known for technology companies, and…well I don’t know much about New York, but it probably doesn’t have as much tech. If you’re interested in doing marketing in the tech industry, UC Berkeley would be a good choice just because so many companies from Silicon Valley and etc. People tend to find jobs where they graduate since the network is there. If you are interested in working and living in California, then UC Berkeley would be the better choice. If you want to stay in the east coast, then NYU. Plus, it is not going to be as cold as it would be in New York. </p>
<p>Private vs public: Since UC Berkeley is a public school, there are just a lot of things that we lack in terms of budget, so NYU would be a better choice if you really love having resources and getting coddled. Classes are really big at UC Berkeley for intro classes (my intro to business class had 600 students), but now my upper-div classes are about 40:1 professor. NYU is going to have a lower student: teacher ratio in general. </p>
<p>EDIT: and if you are really into prestige, UC Berkeley is more prestigious on the international level (well some people are pretty into this kind of stuff…i dont really care for it but parents do) </p>
<p>Thank you @totalcaprice You really helped me weigh the pros and cons.
I’m now committed UC Berkeley. 
Go Bears!</p>